Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Go Slow

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7 min read

For Easter, we contrast a ridiculous footrace with Mary being there. She witnesses the resurrection they miss.

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6 min read

This dynamic of showing up and doing because it’s the thing is at the heart of the gospel and Easter itself.

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8 min read

The place of the crucifixion in our public imagination is as an act of consequence or violation rather than revelation.

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4 min read

Preaching on Easter is both simple and difficult. Precisely because everything about it is supposed to be normal.

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2 min read

A brief reflection on the Easter gospel and the reminder that what we come to expect from the predictable is surprise.

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1 min read

In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.